"Cadillac" Burglary Suspects Arrested

Two people accused of trying to burglarize a home in Pleasanton, then driving off in a black Cadillac Deville, were arrested in Tracy on Thursday morning.

Pleasanton Police issued a statement Thursday night saying that if a resident hadn't provided a clear, high-definition video of the suspects leaving the crime scene in their car, the department wouldn't have been able to make the arrest.

"Without this video, the case would have been extremely challenging to solve," Sgt. Kurt Schlehuber said in a statement.

In late March, by ringing the doorbell first to see if anyone was home. When no one answered, he went into the side yard and attempted to get into the house through a sliding window. The resident was home, however, and scared the man away. He jumped into the black, suped-up Cadillac, where two other men were waiting, and they drove away.

Police released a still photo of the car, taken from the private video, and asked people to call in with information.

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Pleasanton detectives, plus officers from Livermore and Tracy served two simultaneous search and arrest warrants in Tracy, and then arrested 22-year-old Andres Pina and a 17-year-old who is not being named because he/she is a minor.

Police say the 17-year-old drove the car that day.

Livermore police were there because the suspects allegedly burglarized homes in that city. During the searches, police found evidence linking Pleasanton and Livermore burglaries.

Pina was booked at Santa Rita Jail for burglary and conspiracy to commit a felony. The juvenile was booked at Alameda County Juvenile Hall on one count of burglary.

Police are looking into whether the pair committed additional burglaries.